US, Russia to discuss nuclear arms limits in Geneva today

Representatives from the United States and Russia are set to meet in Geneva today to explore the concept of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China, senior US officials said on Monday. US President Donald Trump has said that he would like to see a "next generation" arms control deal with Russia and China to cover all types of nuclear weapons.  China is not a party to any nuclear arms pacts and China's Foreign Ministry reiterated that the country had no interest in joining such talks.The Geneva meeting will be just two weeks before the United States withdraws from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty that required both countries to eliminate short-range and intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles.